The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-09-10
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Inc Democratic COUNTY Convention.
AT an early hour on Monday morning la,
the candidates and delegates from the sel
eral towns and districts in the county pr
in their appearance at Mauch Chunk, am
thereafter, until the opening of the conver
ton at eleven and half o'clock the cand
dates were manipulating the delegates wit
much vgor and effect. In the beginning q
the race for the Office of County Treasure
1t was apparent TO the most loose observe
that the contest was between DR.. j. {
Kreamer, of Aquashicola, and Georg
Dolan, Of Packerton; both candidates an
their friends were working hard, especial
so the Dolon men who were determine
that their man should have the nomination
using as 'conYincer'' in some instances
that he (Dolon) had been set back for tn
past ten years or more to make room TO
others There were no expressions of il
will, but a determination characterized tn,
actions of both men that they were in thu
field to win. And while they were up t
their arms in political work the familiai
form of Ex-Sheriff Lentz, with an unusual
ly large walking stick in hand, was lyine
the ropes for the nomination of Register
and Recorder on the first ballot. Henry
Miller of Franklin, and Dom. j. O'Don.
nell, of Summit Hill, for the Commission.
ership, made lively canyas, and all who
observed the business like manner in which
it was conducted could not have failed to
note that the natural display of fire and
vim would be the means of putting them in
nomination. Everybody ID the county is
acquainted, more or less, with the good ma
tnred Paul Wagner, of Lehighton, and the
popular A. G. Peter, of Mauch Chunk,w
were nominated for County Auditors by ac-
clamation. Both gentlemen are intelligent
and fully capable of discharging the trust
of office. Franz. Mackl, of Mauch Chunk,
was, as usual, nominated for county sur
veyor
The convention was called to order by
county chairman, E. r. Siewers, when upon
motion John Hines, of Weatherly, was
made president, and A. f. Newmiller, of
Lansford; Jonathan Kistler, of Lehighton,
and Charles Miller, of East Mauch Chunk,
vice-presidents; F. p. Lentz, of LehIghton.
and A. G. Peter, of Mauch Chunk, were
made secretaries; II. F. Smalley, of Frank
lin, and j. D. Breslin, of Lansford. were
tellers. G. W. Esser. of Mauch
Chunk, was elected member of the Dem
ocra;ic State Committee. Messrs. ]. w,
Malloy, of the Lansford Record, G. w.
Esser, of Mauch Chunk, and Ed Reber. of
Harrity, were elected delegates to the next
Democratic State Convention.
Upon the suggestion of the president it
was decided to make the nominations prior
to the noon recess, when the following
names were presented for the several Of
fees:
County Treasurer-John Conway, Mauch
Chunk; George Dolon, Packerton; j. C.
Kreamer, Aquashicola; Philip Coyle, Nes-
VIM. Coyle, -; James
Lansford; Wilson Muschlitz, of
Lower Towamensing; George W. Kelser,
Weatherly.
Register and Recorder-C. w. Lentz,
Mauch Chunk; AL. Dreisbach, East Mauch
Chunk; j. P. McHugh, Summit Hill Jacob
Remme!, Mauch Chunk; AL. Breithaupt,
Kidder,
County Commissoner-W Wm. Duffy,
Mauch Chunk; D. J. O'Donnel, Summit
Hill; Henry Miller, Franklin; j. j. Smith.
Penn Forest; T. W. Steigerwalt, East Penn;
John Arner, Weissport; Anthony Coll,
Lausanne.
County Auditors-A. G. Peter, Mauch
Chunk; Paul Wagner, Lehighton.
County Surveyor-Franz Mackl, Mauch
Upon motion it was agreed to adjourn
until two o'clock.
Upon re-assembling at two o'clock the
looked worn and tired, having
put in another hour of hard and supposed
effective work, while the delegates seemed
at the prospect of long strug-
gle in which they had to meet present and
future contingencies in the field of politics.
The convention being called to order, the
secretary called off the names of the candi-
dates for County Treasurer and the fight
now commenced and resulted as follows up
to the twelfth ballot, when Dolon was de-
clared nominated: